Professional Nursing Practice: Understanding & Applying Benner's Domains to the Professional Nurse Development Program

Saturday, August 1, 2020, 12:00 AM - Saturday, July 31, 2021, 11:59 PM


Nurses have a number of memorable stories that have transformed their nursing career. These stories and experiences have shaped their career and have helped them grow within their professional practice. Nursing theorist Patricia Benner has developed five stages of skill acquisition that distinguish a competent, proficient, and expert nurse. Progression through these stages is built on knowledge, experience, and skills. Applying Benner’s domains of skill acquisition is not widely used or understood, which places a barrier for nurses being able to articulate their professional practice and growth. By the end of this course, you will have increased understanding on knowledge development, skill acquisition, and how to compare Benner stages of expertise and domains within your own professional nursing practice.

1. Compare and contrast characteristics of proficient and expert nursing practice.
2. Relate Benner’s domains and level of skills acquisition to your nursing practice.
3. Acquire the knowledge to create a professional portfolio.

Complimentary to all SHC employees.

ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center contact hour(s) (1.00 hours), General Attendance (1.00 hours), CA BRN - California Board of Registered Nurses contact hour(s) (1.00 hours)

Stanford Health Care is provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).  Provider Number CEP12165.

Stanford Health Care Center for Education and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Neither SHC nor ANCC endorse any commercial products

2020 by Stanford Health Care, Division of Patient Care Services.
All rights reserved. No audio or video taping allowed. We reserve the right to make program changes. All students must be registered, attend the entire course, and submit an evaluation after course completion to earn credit hours.